Assistant Finance Minister ZedSeselja says the Labor Party are attacking the federal government with “blatant lies” in relation to aged care.
Assistant Finance Minister Zed Seselja says the Labor Party are attacking the federal government with “blatant lies” in relation to aged care. During federal parliament in Canberra on Wednesday Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese called out the federal government about outcomes regarding aged care.
“What we saw in question time today, both the house and the senate was … very dishonest attacks by the Labor Party,” Mr Seselja told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “If they’re genuinely concerned about keeping the government accountable they wouldn’t need to resort to blatant lies. “ that we’ve cut aged care when there’s been a significant massive increase in the commitment and the spending on aged care support under our government.
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